Black with hints of ruby red coming through on the sides...small off white head that doesn't stick around very long. Subtle roasted cocoa with a bit of molasses and grainy tones.

Burnt grains, cocoa, hints of roasted coffee and molasses roll across my tongue. A bit of hop biterness might be hiding in the back. Overall it's a decent porter, straight up, no frills.

Mouthfeel is light and a bit over carbonated for my tastes. I could have another one of these if it was in front of me as it's tasty and easy to quaff. Bottle states, "Bring Some Home for the Wives!" Thanks to kmpitz2 for bestowing this brew upon me. (622 characters)

Presentation: 12oz brown bottle with twist-off cap. No freshness date. Label looks like a little orgy of some kind going on (1 guy, 7 girls). And, I love the saying on the label "Why have just one?"

Appearance: Very dark, black with mahogony/ruby hues. Head is an off-white, pillowing, foam with decent stick and retention.

Smell: Earthy, with chocolate and an almost milky aroma quality.

Taste: Very astringent, earthy and burnt up-front -- from the patent black malt. Mouthfeel is smooth & creamy while the body is light. Carbonation is tight, a bit fizzy. There's little to none on the sweetness front, in fact this beer is dry & crisp. Some chocolate pokes through, but it's faint. Hop flavour/bitterness is also faint, hidden amongst the assertive astringency. Finish is a bit dry, fairly clean.

Notes: It's just a porter. Basic, way too thin and it contains less alcohol than most traditional porters. But what do you expect from a state ruled by religion? (974 characters)

The beer pours a medium to dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma is heavy on the chocolate and roasted malt with a little bit of dirt mixed in. Decent, but not as full flavored as I would have liked. The flavor is similar. I get a lot of bitter chocolate notes as well as some roasted malt. Overall, the beer is a little bit watery tasting. Thin to medium mouthfeel and low carbonation. (392 characters)

I certainly hope that porters in general do not taste this bad. If they do, there's one class of beers that I do not like. Unfortunately, this was part of the mass-beer purchase with some fellow BA's and it failed miserably.

Poured a deep dark color with a cream-colored head with a roasted nut-like aroma. I just could not stand the taste of this beer. Very thin with no body to speak of. Sad to say, I couldn't even finish the bottle.

Hopefully, another porter from another brewer will change my mind. (509 characters)

Poured from bottle to pint glass, black with a small head. Aroma of dark roast / barley malt / coffee, bitter finish with lingering coffee notes. Watery and thin. Not bad for a porter, but not something that I would seek out in the future. Take some home for the wives! (269 characters)

Standard brown pour, exceeds the average by having a nice 2" head on it. Big roasty aroma to it, not really easy to categorize as either chocolate or coffee.

Taste is fairly dry, a bit gritty, mouthfeel is decent, not massive, but a good sessionable American porter. Mouthfeel is good for what it is, i.e. not a big 10% imperial porter. Stays away from the Old English style of the beer, this one is hopped, doesn't have the wet wood mouthfeel, no weird Fuller's yeast, and doesn't have a watery consistency.

I also don't understand the three separate listing for this beer, I've had it numerous times, and its always been the same. (635 characters)

Pours a pretty decent light brown head above a clear dark brown colored beer. The head settles into a decent but slightly thin lacing.

Very faint roasted aroma, with a very slight coffee bean base.

Roasted light coffee malts taste that come off kind of watery on this medium bodied, but compared to most other porters and stouts his one is pretty light bodied.

A light roasted aftertaste which seems to have a chocolate hint to it compared with the more coffee taste as you drink it, I kind of liked the way this beer finished, I just wish I had liked the way it tasted better. (580 characters)